When cooperators cheat

Andrew G. Zink () and John M. Eadie ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 567, issue 7746, 34-35

Abstract: A study of a cuckoo species that usually shows cooperative nesting behaviour, but sometimes cheats at parenthood by laying eggs in others’ nests, reveals the benefits that have shaped the evolution of this parasitic tactic.

Keywords: Evolution; Animal behaviour (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00643-7

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